ExtConvLinks is a PHP class that can be used to convert URLs in text to links using Bit.ly. It can parse a text to find HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and FTPS links. The class sends requests to the Bit.ly Web services API to convert the URLs that it finds into HTML links using the Bit.ly URLs.

MuDownManager is a program for managing downloads from Megaupload and Rapidshare for premium members. It is lightweight and cross-platform. Downloads can be started in a batch by specifying a list of URLs. Links can be copied directly from your preferred Web browser and pasted into MuDownManager. MuDownManager lets you skip LinkBucks. It has a very simple and intuitive GUI. It is pluggable, allowing support for other download sites to be added in the future.

Pop Words is an application that logs text of interest the user may come across on the Web. The tally of the most popular keywords will be displayed. A rule of thumb to select which headlines to log with are those that one would click to read on.

The LinkExchange library helps to integrate various link exchange services into Python powered Web sites. Features includes support for Sape.ru and LinkFeed.ru services, flexible link grouping, and formatting facilities.

surl is a URL shortening command line application that supports various sites. It supports stdin or filename input. It grabs the URLs, converts them, and returns the same text that was used in the input. It is known to work with a wealth of services, such as bit.ly, tinyurl.com, and others.

ContentRoller is an easy-to-configure, set up,
customize, and use news, links, and blogging
CMS environment that provides you the ability to have
your own social news site like Digg, Yahoo Buzz, DZone, The Server Side, InfoQ, Slashdot, etc. ContentRoller can also be configured to look like a newspaper-based news site.